Idemitsu Kosan Co.,Ltd. (Head Office: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director and CEO: Takashi Tsukioka) will increase its production capacity for syndiotactic polystyrene resin (hereinafter referred to as SPS, the product name: XAREC™).
Idemitsu will increase the production capacity of the SPS manufacturing unit at its Chiba Plant (Ichihara City, Chiba), as new uses have been developed in recent years and demand for SPS is growing at an annual rate of approx. 10%. The planned completion date is April 2016 and the production capacity will increase from the current 7,000 tons/year to 9,000 tons/year.
We will continue to strengthen our manufacturing systems for stable supply and expand our business.
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